Nonprofit · EIN 13-4133410
ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,373,883 | $1,976,439 | $397,444 | $2,514,487 | $376,782 | $2,137,705 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,798,306 | $1,857,034 | -$58,728 | $2,277,510 | $538,179 | $1,739,331 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,076,626
- of which government grants
- $313,127
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $36,238
- Net income from fundraising events
- $96,655
- Other revenue
- $261,019
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $223,888
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,057,786
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,572,002
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $25,181
- Occupancy
- $141,382
- Travel
- $58,593
- Depreciation
- $1,423
- Program services (functional)
- $1,593,131
- Management and general (functional)
- $334,694
- Fundraising (functional)
- $48,614
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,277,510
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,514,487
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $376,782
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,137,705
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $80,119
- Publicly traded securities
- $825,364
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,050,029
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $87,676
- Gross receipts
- $2,638,637
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 2,947
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMELA ALDRIDGE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $205,000 | $18,888 |
| CHRISTOPHER WILSON | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,000 | $17,096 |
| JAIME QUILES | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,000 | $16,108 |
| SALLY WHEELER MAIER | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WASEEM NOOR | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRZA KAFEDZIC | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ANGEL-LALANNE | CO - SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY J BUTWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY FEDORCIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA FLATH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN HALLER MD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HAMMERSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HARDIMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD OSCAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHILLES PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH ROSAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MONICA SPRUILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TRAVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMELA ALDRIDGE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $189,000 | $18,850 |
| CHRISTOPHER WILSON | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,500 | $16,199 |
| JAIME QUILES | OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,000 | $16,297 |
| JENNIFER HAMMERSTEIN | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY WHEELER MAIER | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRZA KAFEDZIC | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WASEEM NOOR | CO - SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ANGEL-LALANNE | CO - SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY J BUTWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE DIPIETRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY FEDORCIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA FLATH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN HALLER MD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HARDIMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD OSCAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ACHILLES PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ROSAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA SPRUILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TRAVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 121 W 27TH ST STE 403, NEW YORK, NY 10001-6207
- In care of
- % DENA HAMMERSTEIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MIRZA KAFEDZIC, 121 WEST 27TH STREET 403, NEW YORK, NY 10001
- Signed the 990
- MIRZA KAFEDZIC, TREASURER
- Phone
- (646) 336-1500
- Return prepared by
- CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.
Program accomplishments
- OMB PROVIDED 293 IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES IN THE NEW YORK METRO AREA IN 2025. WITH 41 PARTNER FACILITIES, OMB SERVED 2,960 CHILDREN WITH MEDICALLY FRAGILE CONDITIONS AND DISABILITIES WITH OUR PERFORMANCES. OMB PROVIDED 123 IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES IN THE DC METRO AREA IN 2025. WITH 18 PARTNER FACILITIES, OMB SERVED 1,267 CHILDREN WITH MEDICALLY FRAGILE CONDITIONS AND DISABILITIES WITH OUR PERFORMANCES. ONLY MAKE BELIEVE HOSTED ITS ANNUAL GALA FUNDRAISER ON OCTOBER 13, 2025, ATTENDED BY 864 GUESTS INCLUDING DONORS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS.Expenses $1,593,131
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-4133410
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,514,487
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,638,637
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,423,945 | $1,681,931 | $2,463,557 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,116,316 | $1,213,927 | $2,390,026 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC
- What is the EIN of ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC is 13-4133410.
- Is ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MIRZA KAFEDZIC.
- Who are the officers and directors of ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $205,000 (TAMELA ALDRIDGE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,373,883, expenses of $1,976,439 and total assets of $2,514,487 at year end.
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